Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted Tuesday to override outgoing county judge Barry Hyde's veto of a data center regulation ordinance
- Federal election monitors will not be allowed in Washington County polling places on Election Day next week; the Pulaski County commission will vote on the issue on Thursday
- Advocates for youth mental health met with Arkansas lawmakers Monday to give recommendations for improving the state’s care of at-risk youth
- Little Rock-based publisher WEHCO Media Inc. announced Tuesday it will lay off about 30% of its workforce at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and 25% at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Little Rock’s Clinton Presidential Center will close down beginning next year for a $200-million renovation
- Farmers in Arkansas can apply for up to $25,000 through a federal grant program
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